Category Archives: BvA HCV decisions

BVA–PERSONAL LAY TESTIMONY IS A VALID TECHNIQUE

I love BVA decisions for their simplicity. Here’s a great jetgun win that stands up on its own two legs because there’s really nothing to poke a hole in. It helps when the VA examiner quotes the FAST Letter in … Continue reading →

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BVA–PADDING THE MEDICAL RECORD

I do not know how many times I have seen this phenomenon occur in VA law. Johnny Vet goes to VAMC for ailment. Johnny Vet is tested for HCV and turns up positive. Mr. Vet’s doctor, in true VA style, … Continue reading →

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BVA–TRAVEL BOARD HEARINGS

I see much written both here and over at HADIT.com about BVA hearings. For the majority of you, in the interests of getting rated as soon as possible, waiting for a Travel Board hearing face-to-face with a Veterans Law Judge … Continue reading →

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CAVC–CLARK V. SHINSEKI–YOUR MOMMA’S LYING

When you get to the CAVC, you at least get the Judge, or more appropriately, the judge’s little people, to thoroughly investigate a case; this in a far more balanced perspective than the slanted judicial Titanic deck of AOJ and … Continue reading →

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BVA–THE SILVER QUEEN OF BALTIMORE

Surely over these last five years or so, you have heard me opine on members Leigh and Paul. They feel like family now to Cupcake and me. So it is with great pleasure that I finally induct them into the HCVets … Continue reading →

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BVA–LAST 2014 DECISIONS POSTED

Well, good to see there were only 1006 more than the last, positively, no more end of the year, last minute rocket dockets from hold back files. And VA did it smartly within a two week period of the New … Continue reading →

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BVA– LAST DECISIONS OF 2014 POSTED

The BVA just put up the last of their decision for this year. Quite a few that were favorable for HCVets finally on the jetguns. It seems there must have been some reason the US Military decided to up and … Continue reading →

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BVA–REMAND TO”READ THE C-FILE”

This is a proof-positive illustration why you and I, and indeed, everyone who enters this convoluted system is condemned to purgatory for years until someone tasked with making the decision actually cracks the books and reads the c-file. It borders … Continue reading →

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BVA DECISIONS ARE OUT (AGAIN)

The latest batch of BVA HCV decisions, and, by extension, all decisions this year, was released late Friday night. I’ll peruse them to see what the  latest jetgun synopsae are. Seems the BVA and the Court of Appeals has finally … Continue reading →

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BVA–PRESUMPTION THAT AMLEG VSO RECEIVED IT?

Once again, Johnny Vet finds himself on the wrong side of the fence. Having waited patiently for his SOC from which to file his Form 9, something has gone snafu. But wait. American Legion to the rescue, right? They also … Continue reading →

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